The Origins and Consequences of Obesity
It has been estimated that 25-50% of people in most affluent societies are either obese or overweight. These disorders are the result of an imbalance between caloric intake and energy expenditure over a prolonged period and their sequelae (which include diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia) are among the commonest health problems in industrialized societies. The amount of adipose tissue in an individual is physiologically controlled, with a complex homeostatic system regulating caloric intake and energy output to maintain a constant body weight. There are many questions about the components of this system, including details of their con…
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Weitere Autoren: Cardew, Gail (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-470-51497-9
- EAN: 9780470514979
- Produktnummer: 13965866
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 15'141 KB
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Derek J. Chadwick and Gail Cardew are editors for The Origins and Consequences of Obesity and other scientific titles.
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